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Former KIRO Newsradio Reporter

Josh Kerns

Josh Kerns was formerly a reporter for KIRO Newsradio.

Brock Huard: Pressure facing young athletes is insane

In the wake of a 14-year-old's commitment to play for the UW, former Husky QB phenom Brock Huard says the pressures on aspiring athletes today are "insane"
14 years ago

Debate rages over whether to name Colorado shooter

An effort is growing to avoid naming the Colorado shooter in the news, but not everyone agrees.
14 years ago

Too young to shave; 14-year-old QB commits to UW

A 14-year-old QB prodigy has made a verbal commitment to the UW, even though he's still another year away from high school
14 years ago

New study finds coastal waters caffeinated

Researchers have found noticeable levels of caffeine in the Pacific Ocean waters off Oregon.
14 years ago

New campaign seeks your help to restore the Rainier ‘R’

The iconic Rainier 'R' sign that used to stand above the old Seattle brewery will soon shine again thanks to a new campaign.
14 years ago

Marysville middle school to require kids use iPads

A Marysville middle school is replacing textbooks with iPads, with boosters raising enough money to provide them for families who can't afford their own.
14 years ago

WSDOT blacks out traffic cameras for Obama motorcade

Commuters who hoped to watch the presidential motorcade travel back to Boeing Field on WSDOT's web cameras Wednesday morning were out of luck after the Secret Service requested a blackout along the route
14 years ago

Ross takes on Death Cab in battle for best Ichiro song

Ichiro has inspired the city of Seattle for over a decade, so it’s little surprise he’s also inspired a slew of songs in his honor. Among the offerings, a never released ditty from Death For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, a longtime friend of the Ross and Burbank show. He released it Monday soon after the trade […]
14 years ago

Seattle schools put the brakes on driver’s ed

A rite of passage is over as the Seattle School District ends over 40 years of driver's education.
14 years ago

Search continues for a Seattle sports hero

With the trade of Ichiro to the Yankees, 710 ESPN's Mike Salk says Seattle desperately needs a new sports hero
14 years ago

Gun control off menu at campaign fundraisers

Despite the massacre in Colorado, both presidential candidates are steering clear from making gun control a major issue.
14 years ago

Amazon to help low wage workers go back to school

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the company will pay up to 95% in tuition for employees to go back to school and get a better job
14 years ago

Giving drivers boot brings Seattle unexpected windfall

The city of Seattle has taken in over $2 million since it launched a parking boot program a year ago, far more than officials expected.
14 years ago

Interview: Gun range owner rejected membership to Colorado shooter

It didn't take long Friday for the owner of a Colorado gun range to realize a guy who'd applied for membership recently was the shooter who opened fire on a movie theater premier, killing 12 and injuring 58 others.
14 years ago

WSDOT goes high tech to speed I-5 express lanes switch, save drive time

The WSDOT will now use an automated system to switch the direction of I-5 express lanes, cutting the daily turnaround by about 45 minutes.
14 years ago

Rookie coach John Curley searches for football philosophy

To yell or not to yell? Plaid sport coat or tight, beltless elastic pants? So many thing to think about as 97.3 KIRO FM's John Curley embarks on his nascent youth football coaching career.
14 years ago

Interview: Joe Roth on celebrity and success from Charlie Sheen to the Sounders

As the producer of some of the biggest blockbuster movies and majority owner of Seattle's beloved Sounders, Joe Roth spends a lot of time in the best seat in the house. And he offered some unique perspectives on fame, fortune and success when he stopped by the Ron and Don Show before Wednesday's big Sounders game against English powerhouse Chelsea.
14 years ago

King County Sheriff under fire while city looks for answers to gun violence

King County's Sheriff is coming under fire from a gun control group for staging a fundraiser at a local gun range while Seattle looks for new ways to curb gun violence.
14 years ago

Visionary: London Olympics could have been Seattle’s instead

When the London Olympics get underway later this month, the world will be watching but most won't be wondering "what if?" like Seattle businessman Bob Walsh. The promoter who helped bring the Goodwill Games to town in 1990 says Seattle could and should have been the one hosting the Olympic games.
14 years ago

Curley: Online dating is not a real relationship

A viral video of the couple that got engaged after 5 years of online dating has 97.3 KIRO FM's John Curley questioning how you can fall in love without ever actually meeting
14 years ago

Study says more stressed out women engaging in road rage

A new study says women are more prone to road rage then their male counterparts.
14 years ago

Looming budget cuts could take big bite out of military related jobs

With the deadline approaching for Congress to act before mandatory military spending cuts take force, there are plenty of warnings about the impact locally and nationwide.
14 years ago

Confessions highlight cancer patient’s self-penned obituary

A Utah man’s self-penned obituary that included all sorts of interesting admissions has left a lot of people pondering how they’d remember themselves when their number is called. “I would look forward to writing my obituary,” says Ross and Burbank co-host Luke Burbank after reading Val Patterson’s surprising admissions he left behind following his July […]
14 years ago

Interview: Hero catches a little girl falling from a 3-story window

The video is heartstopping. The guy who features so prominently in it is heartwarming. When Steve St. Bernard drove home from work Monday to his Brooklyn apartment complex, he never could have imagined he’d soon be a hero. But it was just moments after pulling into his parking spot that he would become just that, […]
14 years ago